Study: More than 90% of Americans Take Action on Privacy
Fri, 04 May 2012 15:08:02 +0000

That’s my takeaway from a new study of 2,000 households by Consumer Reports: There are more than 150 million Americans using Facebook at this point, and that number is growing. … a new exhaustive study from Consumer Reports on social … Continue reading →

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-05-20
Sun, 20 May 2012 07:00:00 +0000

RT @votescannell Mother of 3 Arrested for Taking Pictures of Tourist Attraction at Airport http://t.co/Id8TKH9r // I feel safer already. # Freedom gropes for all @seatac! /cc @tsastatus. # RT @ashk4n WiFi Pineapple lets anyone with $90 to "compromise the … Continue reading →

My AusCert Gala talk
Sat, 19 May 2012 05:49:16 +0000

At AusCert, I had the privilege to share a the gala dinner stage with LaserMan and Axis of Awesome, and talk about a few security lessons from Star Wars. I forgot to mention onstage that I’ve actually illustrated all eight … Continue reading →

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-05-13
Sun, 13 May 2012 07:00:00 +0000

RT @Ellen_CK It appears that putting a contest in one's internal newsletter leads to people actually reading it #SEingmycoworkers # RT @bfist I like my risk like I like my steak << with blue cheese sauce? # RT @451wendy "Q: … Continue reading →

What Kip Hawley Doesn’t Understand About Terrorism
Wed, 09 May 2012 14:49:19 +0000

Former TSA Administrator Kip Hawley was on NPR a few minutes ago, opining on the 2nd panty bomber. He said two remarkable things. First, that the operators of nudatrons, who see thousands of naked people per day, would notice the … Continue reading →

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-05-06
Sun, 06 May 2012 07:00:00 +0000

RT @netik You program in Rails? Check out Brakeman from our security team & make your code safer. http://t.co/nFPQ3cxx (go @presidentbeef!) # RT @KimZetter Equipment Maker Caught Installing Backdoor Vows to Fix After Public Pressure – http://t.co/EZfe7s27 # Pro tip: … Continue reading →

Please Kickstart Elevation of Privilege
Wed, 02 May 2012 15:24:41 +0000

Jan-Tilo Kirchhoff asked on Twitter for a printer (ideally in Germany) to print up some Elevation of Privilege card sets. Deb Richardson then suggested Kickstarter. I wanted to comment, but this doesn’t fit in a tweet, so I’ll do it … Continue reading →

When an interrupt is important
Mon, 30 Apr 2012 15:06:56 +0000

So it’s cool that this "S.M.A.R.T" stuff tells the computer when the hard drive is failing. The next step in user interface is to take the message out of /Applications/Utilities/Disk Utility and into an interruptive UI, so that I don’t … Continue reading →

How to get my vote for the ACM Board
Tue, 24 Apr 2012 14:57:36 +0000

I’m concerned about issues of research being locked behind paywalls. The core of my reason is that research builds on other research, and wide availability helps science move forward. There’s also an issue that a great deal of science is … Continue reading →

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-04-22
Sun, 22 Apr 2012 07:00:00 +0000

RT @calyxinstitute We've reached over $50,000 in donations and are 44 donors shy of breaking 1,000! Help us keep the momentum going. # RT @deviantollam "It's a sad day in America when you're driving down the road one of these … Continue reading →